Super ACRONYM 2 - Round 9

1. Although no music is heard during this sequence, its director claims he used Santana's "Black ​ Magic Woman" to set the proper rhythm. At the very end of this sequence, a man yells "hold it!" at a man with a limp and then shoots him in the back. About halfway through this sequence, Nicoli [NEE-koh-lee] holds a gun to a man's head and tells him, "Touch the (*) brake and I blow you in ​ half." The incessant honking of a horn fills this sequence, during which a tan Pontiac LeMans barrels through a pile of garbage after swerving to avoid hitting a baby carriage. An escaping hitman is killed by Popeye Doyle at the end of, for 10 points, what celebrated action sequence from a 1971 police thriller? ANSWER: the car chase in The French Connection (accept descriptive answers like the subway chase or ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ train chase so long as they also identify the film The French Connection) ​ ​ ​ ​

2. A VCR was used to dub dialogue from the 1988 Western film Young Guns for use in the opening ​ ​ ​ of this song. A woman with a broken down car ventures to the Eastside Motel with the artists of this song, whose music video features clips from the movie Above the Rim. A rhythm from Michael ​ ​ McDonald's "I Keep Forgettin'" is prominent in this song, which begins on a (*) "cold black night." ​ On its performer's debut album, this song's title precedes the phrase "G Funk Era." During a mugging, this song's main rapper cries "If I had wings I would fly," but is saved when guest singer Nate Dogg lets his "gat explode." If "yo' ass is a busta" then the "213" ["2-1-3"] will perform, for 10 points, what administrative action that titles a hit by Warren G? ANSWER: Regulate (accept Regulate...G Funk Era) ​ ​ ​ ​

3. In 2015 this basketball player called for an asterisk on Klay Thompson's 37-point quarter because ​ the old record, which this man held, was done without a 3-point line. Mike Storen failed to prevent the Virginia Squires from selling the rights to this player. On the last day of the 1977-78 season, after David Thompson scored 73 points to try and clinch the (*) NBA scoring title, this man scored 63 ​ points to stay ahead of him. In the mid-80s, this man formed a tandem with fellow ABA star Artis Gilmore. While others adapted it for layups, this man would start as far away as the free throw line when using his trademark finger roll. A cool demeanor inspired the nickname of, for 10 points, what San Antonio Spur known as "The Iceman"? ANSWER: George Gervin (prompt on "Iceman" before the end) ​ ​

4. A kid played by this actor is discreetly offered a soft drink by a mob boss played by Chazz ​ Palminteri in the first TV commercial for Vanilla Coke. A reformed Mormon played by this actor marries the Amanda Seyfried-played Sarah Henrickson on Big Love. On an animated series, this ​ ​ man voices an asexual, beanie-wearing (*) slacker whose apparent heroin addiction may be a reference ​ to another of his characters. That latter character played by this man has a brief relationship with Jane Margolis, whose death following a drug binge prompts him to enter rehab and damages his relationship with Gus Fring. The phrase "yeah, bitch" was frequently uttered by, for 10 points, what actor who played the young meth maker Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad? ​ ​ ANSWER: Aaron Paul (or Aaron Paul Sturtevant) ​ ​ ​ ​

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5. The title character of the 1999 film The 13th Warrior is a poet for a leader in this city. Eminem ​ ​ ​ described his lust for Mariah Carey in a 2009 song titled for the "Bagpipes from" this city. An acclaimed 2006 graphic novel is based on a true story about lions who escaped from this city's zoo, and is titled for this city's (*) "pride." A boy in this city nicknamed "Beckham" is believed to have died by ​ members of a unit leader played by Jeremy Renner in a 2008 film. Pitchfork's #1 song of the 2000s has a hook that claims "don't pull the thang out unless you plan to bang" and describes violence "over" this city. In a 1940 adventure film, the vizier Jaffar impedes the pursuits of Ahmad, a man known as the "Thief of," for 10 points, what middle eastern capital? ANSWER: Baghdad (accept Bagpipes from Baghdad or Pride of Baghdad or Bombs Over Baghdad) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

6. Frankie Goes to Hollywood promises to "protect you from the hooded claw / Keep the vampires ​ from your door" in a song with this title often played during Christmastime in the UK. A song by Deee-Lite repeats the phrase, "I believe in" this title concept. Laura Branigan belts "'Cause I'm your lady and you are my man" in the chorus to a song with this title that reached #1 in 1995 when it was covered by (*) Celine Dion. A song with this title describes how it can "make one man weep, make ​ ​ ​ another man sing" and is heard in a film as a kid hurries to school on a skateboard. You don’t need "money," "fame," or "a credit card" according to a song with, for 10 points, what four-word title, which names a Huey Lewis and the News song from Back to the Future? ​ ​ ANSWER: The Power of Love ​ ​

7. A short-lived game show that purported to show the "secrets" of this character's house had its ​ premiere delayed by a month due to faulty VR technology. This character is the son of Enoch, a man with two faces. A large-breasted robot replaced this figure for a spinoff-series titled Perversions ​ of Science. An animated series starring this character explored his rivalry with characters like the ​ Old Witch and was unusually aimed at a (*) young audience. In a long opening sequence, the viewer ​ briefly views an altar holding two candles before happening upon this character, who immediately screams. The audience is addressed with phrases like "boils and ghouls" by, for 10 points, what decomposing host of the horror series Tales From the Crypt? ​ ​ ANSWER: The Crypt Keeper ​ ​

8. In one montage, this film character buys a "very expensive painting" that a man later points out ​ has been hung upside down. After a spat between his parents, this character's father chides him for leafing through his mother's dress catalog. This self-described "fat boy from nowhere" is advised "you've got to kill the person you were born to be in order to become the person you want to be." ​ ​ ​ ​ During a suicide attempt, this character plunges into a swimming pool where he sees his younger self wearing a (*) spacesuit and sitting at a piano. A performance by this man at the Troubadour Club ​ seems to make him and his audience levitate. For 10 points, name this singer played by Taron Egerton in the 2019 biopic Rocketman. ​ ​ ANSWER: Elton John (or Reginald Dwight or Reggie Dwight; accept any underlined name) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

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9. Johnny Oates, a witness to this event, claimed that Sammy Davis Jr. attempted to buy the object ​ central to it after it was obtained by Tom House. An interview in the middle of this event was conducted by a young Craig Sager, who was wearing an off-white trench coat during it. A young Bill Buckner attempted to climb a fence during this event; that fence is still standing in a parking lot. (*) Two 17-year-olds, Britt Gaston and Cliff Courtenay, also greeted the central figure of this event. Al ​ Downing was the pitcher for this milestone, whose central figure received death threats as he approached it. Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta was the site of, for 10 points, what 1974 event in which a long-standing slugging record was broken? ANSWER: Hank Aaron's 715th home run (accept answers giving both Hank Aaron or Henry (Louis) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Aaron and the number 715; accept answers describing Aaron passing Babe Ruth or Aaron setting the ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ career home run record or similar) ​

10. The first of two self-titled albums by Red House Painters depicts one of these things on its ​ cover and provides its informal title. A single by Bleachers that claims "some killer queen you are" likens being in a relationship to one of these things. A loud scream by keyboardist Billy Beck from a 1975 song named for another of these things is often stupidly claimed to be the sound of someone being (*) murdered. The Red Hot Chili Peppers covered that song about these things for the soundtrack to ​ Beavis and Butthead Do America. An actual one of these things with a rock and roll theme is accompanied by ​ the music of Aerosmith. The Ohio Players claimed "your love is like," for 10 points, what amusement rides? ANSWER: roller coasters (accept Love Rollercoaster or Rock and Roller Coaster (Starring Aerosmith)) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

11. After losing to Andy Bogard, a former pro wrestler with this name rebrands himself under the ​ name "Big Bear" in the Fatal Fury series. The 1995 game Viper Phase 1 is a spinoff of a series with ​ ​ ​ ​ this name. A repurposed vessel belonging to an alien race called the Cranassians is the namesake of that Tecmo vertical (*) shooting series with this name. The existence of that series led an unrelated ​ arcade game character with this name to appear in home versions with his name spelled with a 'Y' in place of an 'I.' A game subtitled "Revengeance" stars a white-haired character with this name, who is the non-Snake protagonist of Metal Gear Solid 2. An Asian sun hat is worn by a fighting game character with, for ​ ​ 10 points, what name given to the god of thunder in Mortal Kombat? ​ ​ ANSWER: Raiden [RAY-den or RYE-den] (accept Rayden) ​ ​ ​ ​

12. A 2013 article about these two people noted that one of them claimed that the other was ​ ​ ​ "personally responsible" for Charlize Theron's Oscar win. That article, titled "One Act of Kindness," also describes a failed attempt to screen the film The Chosen One. One of these people ​ ​ drew the other's attention with a full-page ad in Variety that wrongly claimed that Patrick Goldstein ​ ​ had (*) "won nothing." A response to that ad noted that one of these men lost a Razzie Award to Jar Jar ​ Binks, while the other of them had, in fact, won a Pulitzer Prize. The title of the book Your Movie Sucks ​ comes from a public feud between, for 10 points, what two figures, one of whom published a scathing review of the other's Deuce Bigalow, European Gigolo? ​ ​ ANSWER: Rob Schneider and Roger Ebert (accept answers in either order; accept Robert Michael ​ ​ ​ ​ Schneider and/or Roger Joseph Ebert in place of their more well-known names) ​ ​ ​

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13. A women's event in this sport was added to the 2000 Olympics after an Australian team ​ repeatedly threatened legal action if it wasn't. It’s not soccer, but Pep Guardiola's assistant Manuel Estiarte is often called the best player in this sport’s history. While at St. Andrew's, Prince William captained a team in this sport. The documentary Freedom's Fury depicts a historic event in this ​ ​ ​ ​ sport in the context of an ongoing (*) revolution. Dezső Gyarmati won a record five Olympic medals in ​ ​ ​ this sport, including in 1956 when one of its events was halted after Valentin Prokopov caused a visible injury to Ervin Zádor. Numbered helmets are worn by competitors in, for 10 points, what sport in which the USSR and Hungary competed in the "Blood in the Water" match? ANSWER: water polo (do not accept or prompt on "polo") ​ ​

14. Although such events are never shown, this town's only bar apparently burned down at least ​ twice, resulting in the existence of MoDean's 3. A brawl ensues in a park in this town after Tanis and her friends confront a political agitator known as Hard Right Jay, who is played by Jay Baruchel. A produce stand in this town is partly staffed by Daryl and Squirrely Dan. A YouTube series titled for this town's (*) "Problems." was adapted into a TV series for the streaming service Crave. ​ ​ ​ This town is loosely based on Jared Keeso's hometown of Listowel, Ontario. "Degens [dee-jenz] from up-country" annoy a squinting, plaid-clad farmer in, for 10 points, what small town, the namesake of a comedy series set in rural Canada? ANSWER: Letterkenny ​ ​

15. Oscar Wilde's book Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young inspired the title of a solo ​ ​ ​ album by this singer, who repeats the phrases "getting the hang of it" and "timing is everything" on the track "River of Brakelights." This singer alternates between a leather jacket and French Revolution-era dress in the video for his 2009 single "11th Dimension." This man sings "I never really know where to go / so I chained myself to a friend" under heavy AutoTune as the featured artist on (*) Daft Punk's "Instant Crush." With a New York rock band, this man sang about a woman who ​ said "Oh baby, I feel so down, oh it turns me off." "Hard to Explain" and "Last Nite" featured vocals by, for 10 points, what lead singer of the Strokes? ANSWER: Julian (Fernando) Casablancas (do not accept or prompt on "Casablanca") ​ ​

16. In the final week of the 2018 preseason, one of these two NFL teams surprisingly shut out the ​ ​ ​ other, due in part to the losing team starting Brandon Allen at quarterback. A different backup quarterback caught a touchdown pass in the most recent playoff game between these teams. One of these teams entered a November 2018 match-up against the other with an 8-0 record, but lost 45-35; that game featured a touchdown celebration in which a (*) small object was hidden in a goal ​ post. A later game between these teams went to overtime following a late Wil Lutz field goal and an act that was somehow missed by Gary Cavaletto. A hit by Nickell Robey-Coleman was not ruled pass interference in ​ ​ a game between, for 10 points, what two teams who met in the 2018 season’s NFC Championship game? ANSWER: Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints (accept answers in either order; accept either ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ New Orleans or Saints but prompt on "Los Angeles" or "L.A.") ​ ​ ​

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17. For this work, Michael Maltese adapted an existing piece of music to write the duet "Return ​ My Love." Only a low timpani roll can be heard during a moment in this work that includes shots of a pink-and-green dress floating in mid-air and the hero's shadow dashing across a white stone wall. This work's antagonist conjures "typhoons, hurricanes, earthquakes" before screaming, "SMOG!" After being told he is "so lovely," a character in this work replies, "Yes, I know it, I can't help it" while accompanied by an obscenely fat white (*) horse and impersonating Brünnhilde. ​ ​ ​ The power of a supposedly magical horned helmet is questioned in, for 10 points, what send-up of Wagner [VAHG-nur] operas in which Elmer Fudd sings, "Kill the wabbit!"? ANSWER: What's Opera, Doc? ​ ​

18. In one scene from this book, children put nails between their fingers to imitate brass knuckles ​ while trying to hunt down a boy named Ramin [RAH-min]. In a 2004 sequel, this book's protagonist becomes homeless after Dr. Heller falsely accuses her of stealing jewelry; that sequel is subtitled The Story of a Return. The sight of an exploded home and a (*) Jewish neighbor's dead body ​ ​ ​ scars this book's protagonist, who is chastised for wearing "symbols of decadence" like "punk shoes" and a Michael Jackson pin by the Guardians of the Revolution, who enforce the wearing of headscarves. For 10 points, name this autobiographical graphic novel about Marjane Satrapi's [MAR-zhahn SAH-truh-pee's] coming-of-age during the Iranian Revolution. ANSWER: Persepolis ​ ​

19. In a film, a girl played by Jennifer Elise Cox utters this phrase at the end of an internal ​ monologue about a person who gets "all the good drawers." An argument that precedes this phrase is sternly ended by the oddly courteous comeback "I don't care to discuss it." This three-word phrase is given while lamenting the placement of a plethora of (*) trophies. Though it is ​ referenced extensively in a 1995 film, this phrase is said only once in the show on which it first appeared; after saying it, its speaker is reassured that she is "not in anybody's shadow" by her mother. The attention received by a girl played by Marueen McCormick prompts another played by Eve Plumb to say, for 10 points, what whiny phrase used by Jan Brady? ANSWER: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia ​ ​

20. A 2010 film based on a Jason Moss memoir starred William Forsythe as this man. The debut ​ album of the metal band Acid Bath prominently features a depiction of this man. Michelle Bachmann announced her 2012 presidential campaign near this man's birthplace, and confused him for a similarly named actor. Mark Holton, who played the bratty Francis Buxton in (*) Pee Wee's ​ ​ Big Adventure, starred in a 2003 film based on this man. This man's "mother cried in bed" according to a ​ gentle ballad by Sufjan Stevens, which ends by stating "look underneath the floorboards, for the secret I have hid." Numerous paintings inspired by a career as a children’s clown were made by, for 10 points, what Illinois serial killer? ANSWER: John Wayne Gacy (Jr.) ​ ​

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1. For 10 points each, answer the following about that common gag where characters chase each other by going in and out of a bunch of doors in a hallway: [10] Though he didn't create it, the gag is often associated with this animator, who used it in numerous films for Warner Bros. This creator of Yosemite Sam and Speedy Gonzales later went on to co-create the Pink ​ Panther animated shorts. ​ ANSWER: Friz Freleng (or Isadore Freleng; accept I. Freleng) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Noted Supernatural collaborator Scooby-Doo used the gag all the time, including in a weird crossover with ​ ​ ​ ​ this incorrigible animated womanizer, who often used the catch-phrase "Whoa, mama!" ANSWER: Johnny Bravo ​ [10] The gag was frequently accompanied by "Yakety Sax" in chases from a show starring and named for this British comedian. ANSWER: Benny Hill (or Alfred Hawthorne Hill) ​ ​ ​ ​

2. Despite being just 32 pages long, this book was adapted into a TV series that somehow lasted for 77 episodes. For 10 points each: [10] Name this 1994 children's book by Sam McBratney, in which Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare take turns claiming increasing amounts of affection for each other. ANSWER: Guess How Much I Love You ​ [10] Guess How Much I Love You ends with Big Nutbrown Hare stating that his love for Little Nutbrown is ​ ​ equal to this quantity, which has become a somewhat ubiquitous phrase. It also describes a round trip taken by Michael Collins and is equal to about 477,800 miles. ANSWER: right up to the moon and back (accept answers indicating two times the distance from the ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Earth to the moon; prompt on "to the moon" or other partial answers) ​ ​ ​ [10] Candlewick Press, who published Guess How Much I Love You in the U.S., is also the publisher behind ​ ​ Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tale of Desperaux, and other works by this author. ​ ​ ​ ANSWER: Kate DiCamillo (or Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo) ​ ​ ​ ​

3. This musical sequence is used repeatedly at various points in the 1998 hack-and-slash game Gauntlet ​ Legends, as well as in the underrated point-and-click adventure Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. For 10 ​ ​ ​ points each: [10] Name this work which, outside of its use in video games, is a part of the Requiem mass. Its name is Latin for "Day of wrath." ANSWER: Dies irae ​ [10] Ipsen's Castle, a locale visited late in this 2000 JRPG featuring the protagonists Zidane and Garnet, prominently features the "Dies irae." ANSWER: Final Fantasy IX ​ [10] The chant was also adapted into "Curse of the Tongue," a great piece from this 1993 LucasArts game starring the cool teenage heroes Zeke and Julie. ANSWER: Zombies Ate My Neighbors ​ ​

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4. For 10 points each, answer the following about aviation disasters in which entire sports teams were killed: [10] In 1970, a plane carrying this collegiate football team, who are known as the Thundering Herd, catastrophically crashed during its approach at an airport in Huntington, West Virginia. ANSWER: Marshall University ​ ​ [10] Every traveling member of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, a team in this non-American sports league, was killed in a plane crash in 2011. Its members included former Minnesota Wild player Pavol Demitra [PAH-vuhl deh-MEE-truh]. ANSWER: KHL (or Kontinental Hockey League or Kontinental'naya hokkeynaya liga; prompt on ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ "Russian hockey league" or similar) [10] A 1993 crash killed the entirety of this African country's national soccer team. This team, nicknamed "Chipolopolo" or "Copper Bullets," was known in earlier years as the "KK 11" after former president Kenneth Kaunda [kah-OON-duh]. ANSWER: Zambia (or Republic of Zambia) ​ ​ ​ ​

5. Colin Critchley starred in this film as Noah, a boy whose deep knowledge concerning the Pendant of Life impresses Kirk Fogg. For 10 points each: [10] Name this 2016 made-for-TV film, in which Noah and his siblings meet the talking stone head of King Olmec in the title location. It was heavily based on a 1990s game show of the same name. ANSWER: Legends of the Hidden Temple: The Movie ​ ​ [10] In the film, Noah defeats Thak, Olmec's evil son, by dropping him into a pit containing a red one of these felines, which is a reference to one of the game show's original teams, as well as an appropriate choice for a Mesomerican-inspired franchise. ANSWER: jaguars (accept red jaguars) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] In a nod to the multitudes of failures by kids on the original show, the film ends with Zuma, Olmec's other, better son, struggling to assemble this statue. ANSWER: Silver Monkey statue (accept Shrine of the Silver Monkey; prompt on "monkey") ​ ​ ​ ​

6. This musician sold over 25,000 tickets to her third wedding, which took place at Griffith Stadium and featured a performance of her song "God Don't Like It." For 10 points each: [10] Name this black guitarist and singer of the 1930s and 40s, who recorded multiple hit versions of "This Train." Though primarily a gospel and blues artist, she is often regarded as the "Godmother of Rock and Roll." ANSWER: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (accept Rosetta Nubin or Rosether Atkins or Rosether Atkinson) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] A 1945 recording of this traditional black spiritual by Tharpe became the first gospel record to become a crossover hit. Its title is repeated between lyrics like "If you want to view the climb / You must learn to quit your lyin'." ANSWER: Strange Things Happening Every Day ​ [10] At a 1947 concert, Tharpe invited this future rock and roll star onstage for his first ever non-church performance. His hits include "Good Golly Miss Molly" and "Tutti Frutti." ANSWER: Little Richard (or Richard Wayne Penniman) ​ ​ ​ ​

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7. Though it seems like there really should just be one, a remarkable number of 20th century college football games are known as the "game of the century." For 10 points each: [10] "The earliest such game may have been the 1935 game between Ohio State and this school. The stadium where it was played now has a view of a mural known as "Touchdown Jesus." ANSWER: University of Notre Dame (prompt on "Fighting Irish" or "Irish") ​ ​ [10] Two "games of the century" in the early 1990s were played between Miami and FSU, with the latter missing a late field goal in both. Each of those games are also known by this two-word term that is also associated with Scott Norwood. ANSWER: Wide Right ​ [10] Richard Nixon weirdly gave a plaque to the winner of a 1969 "game of the century" between these two ​ schools. The game between these teams is sometimes called "Dixie's Last Stand" because it was the last major U.S. sporting event with only white players. ANSWER: University of Texas at Austin and University of Arkansas ​ ​ ​ ​

8. Late warnings in this song are phrased as questions, such as "The moment your son leaves the house, does he re-buckle his knickerbockers below the knee?" and "Is he starting to memorize jokes from Captain Billy's Whiz Bang?" For 10 points each: [10] "Name this song that describes "the caliber of disaster indicated by the presence of a pool table in your community." ANSWER: Ya Got Trouble (do not accept or prompt on any other answer) ​ ​ [10] This man sings "Ya Got Trouble" as part of an elaborate scam to fleece the people of River City in the musical The Music Man. ​ ​ ANSWER: Professor Harold Hill (accept either underlined portion; accept Gregory) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Professor Hill's acquaintance Marcellus Washburn, who now lives in River City, sings this song about a "girl who's hard to get" near the start of The Music Man's second act. ​ ​ ANSWER: Shipoopi [shi-"poopy"] ​ ​

9. In May 2019, Twitter user @allegratastic ["allegra-tastic"] very presciently asked, "from here on out, if the front half of every year doesn't feature a MAX ANXIETY prestige television series" starring this man, "then what the fuck are we even doing?". For 10 points each: [10] That tweet primarily alludes to this redheaded actor's role as Valery Legaslov, the lead character of HBO's Chernobyl. He also played Lane Pryce on Mad Men. ​ ​ ​ ​ ANSWER: Jared (Francis) Harris ​ [10] The other "MAX ANXIETY" Jared Harris show the tweet references is this AMC historical thriller set during Sir John Franklin's real-life "lost expedition" in the Arctic. ANSWER: The Terror ​ [10] Harris's other "prestige television" credits include playing George VI on this drama series titled for an object worn by both him and his daughter. ANSWER: The Crown ​ ​

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10. Upon viewing this song's music video while working out at Downing Street, Tony Blair claimed "the first time it came on, I nearly fell off my rowing machine." For 10 points each: [10] Name this 2003 dance song by Eric Prydz ["prides"] whose outlandishly sexual music video is set in an aerobics studio. Its only lyric besides its three-word title is "I'm the same boy I used to be." ANSWER: Call on Me ​ [10] "Call on Me" samples "Valerie," a minor hit by this English blue-eyed soul singer who played with Traffic and Ginger Baker's Air Force. His solo hits include "Higher Love" and "Back in the High Life Again." ANSWER: Steve Winwood (or Stephen Lawrence Winwood) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] The "Call on Me" video draws heavy inspiration from a racy scene in this 1985 film, in which a sweaty John Travolta locks eyes with Jamie Lee Curtis while she leads an aerobics class. ANSWER: Perfect ​ ​

11. The novel Air Force One is Haunted, in which the ghost of FDR torments one of his successors, was a ​ ​ follow-up to the novel that inspired this film. For 10 points each: [10] Name this ridiculously titled 1973 film, in which Air Force One crashes and a vice president, played by Buddy Ebsen from The Beverly Hillbillies, attempts to lead the nation. ​ ​ ANSWER: The President's Plane is Missing ​ [10] Another star of The President's Plane is Missing is this noted Minnesotan actor, who is much better known ​ ​ for playing Clarence Oveur in Airplane!. ​ ​ ANSWER: Peter Graves (or Peter Duesler Aurness) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Because it painted a certain country in a negative light, the release of The President's Plane is Missing was ​ ​ delayed nearly two years so it could not potentially impact this 1972 diplomatic event. ANSWER: Richard Nixon's visit to China (accept descriptive answers that give both underlined parts) ​ ​ ​ ​

12. Despite a career free throw percentage of around 47 percent, DeAndre Jordan is still the NBA's active career leader in this statistic. For 10 points each: [10] Name this basketball stat that calculates a player's scoring efficiency by accounting for free throws and the extra value of 3-pointers. It is calculated by dividing total points by twice a player's field goal attempts plus about half of their free throw attempts. ANSWER: true shooting percentage (accept TS%) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] The NBA's 2018-19 leader in true shooting percentage was this Utah Jazz center, whose shot blocking ability and French-ness inspired the NBA's best nickname, the "Stifle Tower." ANSWER: Rudy Gobert [goh-"BEAR"] (or Rudy Gobert-Bourgarel) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] This then-76er and current TNT analyst, who had the also great nickname "Round Mound of Rebound," led the NBA in true shooting percentage for four straight years in the late 80s. ANSWER: Charles (Wade) Barkley ​ ​

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13. Numerous high-profile rappers got an early break from Lyricist Lounge, a New York open mic showcase. For 10 points each: [10] Lyricist Lounge's first compilation album was among the first recordings to feature this Brooklyn rapper, who recorded the solo hit "Get By" and performed in the groups Black Star and Reflection Eternal. ANSWER: Talib Kweli [kwah-LEE] (or Talib Kweli Greene) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Among the artists who have hosted Lyricist Lounge shows is Black Thought, the MC and frontman of this rap group behind the albums Phrenology and Illadelph Halflife. ​ ​ ​ ​ ANSWER: The Roots ​ [10] Lyricist Lounge also produced a namesake rap-influenced sketch show on MTV, which prominently featured this underground rapper whose mononymous stage name evokes the author of Tintern Abbey. ​ ​ ANSWER: Wordsworth (or Vinson Jamel Johnson; do not accept or prompt on "William Wordsworth") ​ ​ ​ ​

14. After pinning her hair back into a trademark bun to satisfy a man's demands, this woman is shown bathed in green light after re-emerging from the bathroom. For 10 points each: [10] Name this woman who is remade in the image of the dead Madeleine Elster by the obsessed detective Scottie Ferguson. ANSWER: Judy Barton (accept either underlined portion) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Judy bears a shocking resemblance to Madeleine because she is the woman secretly hired to impersonate Madeleine in the first half of this Alfred Hitchcock film, which used the "dolly zoom," so effectively that the effect is sometimes named for it. ANSWER: Vertigo ​ [10] The real Madeleine was killed by being thrown from one of these structures by her husband; Judy later ​ ​ falls from this structure after Scottie forces her to relive the event. ANSWER: bell tower (prompt with "what kind of tower?" on "tower"; prompt on "mission" or "Mission ​ ​ San Juan Bautista")

15. For 10 points each, answer the following about British soap operas and primetime dramas: [10] Both the UK's and the world's longest-running soap opera, which has aired since 1960, is titled for a fictional "Street" known by this word. On the show, the street is so named to honor Edward VII becoming king. ANSWER: coronation (accept Coronation Street) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Adam Woodyatt has played Ian Beale on over 3,000 episodes of this long-running show set in Walford, a fictional borough of the title "end" of London. ANSWER: EastEnders ​ [10] Since 1995, Nick Pickard has played Tony Hutchinson on this teen-oriented BBC drama, which is set in the title posh suburb of Chester. ANSWER: Hollyoaks ​ ​

Super ACRONYM 2 - Round 9

16. This game's antagonist, the System, tries to force players to stop by having them confront and brutally beat their in-game self, who is physically playing this game at a console. For 10 points each: [10] Name this 2016 first-person shooter in which time only moves forward when the player moves, allowing for Matrix-style dodging of bullets and projectiles. ​ ​ ANSWER: SuperHot (accept superhot.exe) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] The best version of SuperHot is arguably the special 2016 rework for this VR console, which uses ​ ​ sensors called Constellations to process 3D movement. Its namesake company is owned by Facebook. ANSWER: Oculus Rift (prompt on "Oculus") ​ ​ [10] Because the Oculus Rift does not track a player's torso, SuperHot VR uses the player's head and hands ​ ​ to approximate this thing, which comprises the coded, invisible boundaries used to detect collisions with various entities in video games. ANSWER: hitboxes (accept hurtboxes) ​ ​ ​ ​

17. Did you know that the Patriots won the Battle of Bunker Hill because Betsy Ross, who was a knife-wielding spy, informed William Prescott about the British Army's use of a demonic yao-guai [yow ​ ​ gway]? For 10 points each: [10] That's totally true according to this 2013 to 2017 fantasy crime series, in which Tom Mison plays a double agent for George Washington who is transported to the present and advises police officer Abbie Mills on supernatural goings-on. ANSWER: Sleepy Hollow ​ [10] On Sleepy Hollow, Abbie's superior was played by Orlando Jones, who may be best known for wanting ​ ​ to make this soda "yours" in early 2000s commercials. ANSWER: 7 Up ​ [10] In a 2015 crossover episode, Sleepy Hollow's Abbie and Ichabod consult with the medical sleuths of this ​ ​ other Fox procedural about a pair of forensic anthropologists. ANSWER: Bones ​ ​

18. For 10 points each, name these bands and artists who most enduring hits were theme songs for 1980s films: [10] Ferris Bueller's meticulously curated bedroom decor includes a poster for this New Wave band, whose biggest hit is easily the de facto theme song of The Breakfast Club. ​ ​ ANSWER: Simple Minds ​ [10] As a solo artist, the most notable song by this off-and-on guitarist of Fleetwood Mac is "Holiday Road," the theme to National Lampoon's Vacation. ​ ​ ANSWER: Lindsey (Adams) Buckingham ​ [10] Every crime of 80s pop music, including echoing drums, squealing guitars, brass section hits, synth piano, and lyrics about soaring eagles, appear in "Man in Motion," the theme song this man sang for the film St. Elmo's Fire. ​ ANSWER: John Parr ​ ​

Super ACRONYM 2 - Round 9

19. This player's .359 batting average in 2010 is the most recent time any player has his for .350 in the Major Leagues. For 10 points each: [10] Name this slugger, whose 2010 MVP campaign came in the middle of his prime seasons with the Texas Rangers. ANSWER: Josh Hamilton (or Joshua Holt Hamilton) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] Hamilton was the first pick in the 1999 MLB Draft, but did not play in the majors until 2007, due in part to a serious drug problem. He eventually debuted with this NL Central team, where he was a teammate of Ken Griffey Jr. ANSWER: Cincinnati Reds (accept either) ​ ​ ​ ​ [10] In 2008, Hamilton became the 7th and most recent player to be subjected to this specific action. Buck Showalter's Diamondbacks notably did this to Barry Bonds during a close game in their inaugural season. ANSWER: intentional walk with the bases loaded (prompt on "walk" or "intentional walk") ​ ​ ​ ​

20. In this film, an overweight boy is lured up a chimney by a sentient gingerbread man, who later assaults the boy's father with a nail gun. For 10 points each: [10] Name this 2015 horror film, in which chaos ensues after the teenager Beth ventures out in a severe, late December storm to locate her definitely dead boyfriend. ANSWER: Krampus ​ [10] The film Krampus ends with the Engels' home shown inside one of these objects. After saying the word ​ ​ "Rosebud," Charles Foster Kane drops one of these things near the beginning of Citizen Kane. ​ ​ ANSWER: snow globes ​ ​ [10] This comedian played Max's uncle Howard in the film Krampus. As the character Champ Kind, this ​ ​ actor asserted that "It is anchorman, not anchorlady! And that is a scientific fact!". ANSWER: David (Michael) Koechner ​ ​